Proteles cristatus | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
Taxa
Proteles cristata | (Sparrman, 1783)
Proteles cristatus | (Sparrman, 1783)
Publication
NRL Record ID
263629
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
Only known from one location in the country, known to be sparsely distributed and uncommon but no estimates of numbers.
Assessment year
2016
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Dr Robert Kityo; Sarah Prinsloo; Sam Ayebare; Dr Andrew Plumptre; Aggrey Rwetsiba; Waswa Sadic; Solomon Sebuliba; Herbert Tushabe
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|Government|NGO
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.nationalredlist.org/files/2016/03/National-Redlist-for-Uganda.pdf
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Threats listed in assessment
Possible persecution, habitat quality (especially where termite presence affected)
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures: Within a protected area.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Within a protected area.
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proteles cristata | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Hyaenidae | Proteles |
Proteles cristatus | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Hyaenidae | Proteles |